Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, disconnected from yourself, or unsure what comes next?
Her Spark counselling offers compassionate, practical counselling to help you feel heard, reconnect with your strengths, and find a way forward—at your own pace.
Your space to reconnect, grow, and feel understood.
About Me
Hi, I’m Flavia Genovese, MSW, RSW—a Registered Social Worker, mother of two, and founder of Her Spark Counselling and Vaughan Stroller Moms.
I’m passionate about supporting women as they navigate challenges, transitions, and changing roles. Whether you’re a young adult finding your footing, a student managing new pressures, a woman navigating work or relationships, or a mother adjusting to a new chapter, counselling can offer space to pause, feel understood, and explore what matters to you.
My professional background includes 10+ years in community health care, supporting marginalized communities through counselling, case management, and program development and coordination.
For the past eight years, I’ve worked in post-secondary education, providing personal and accessibility counselling to young adults and adults. I’ve supported people navigating mental health concerns, disabilities, accessibility barriers, academic pressures, and significant life transitions. This work has reinforced my belief that meaningful support needs to consider each person’s experiences, circumstances, strengths, and barriers—not rely on a one-size-fits-all approach.
I’m also the founder of Vaughan Stroller Moms, a community that brings hundreds of local mothers together through walks, events, and opportunities for connection. Building this community has deepened my understanding of the emotional and social experiences of pregnancy, postpartum life, and motherhood, from isolation and overwhelm to shifting identities and the challenge of making space for yourself. It has strengthened my commitment to helping women feel supported as individuals, not only in the roles they hold for others.
Across these experiences, one belief guides my work: you have strengths worth building on.
My counselling style is warm, collaborative, and practical. Together, we’ll make space for your experiences, identify what matters to you, and explore manageable steps toward change.
Welcome to Her Spark
Life can feel overwhelming. Between relationships, work, education, family responsibilities, personal expectations, and unexpected changes, it’s easy to lose sight of your own needs.
Whether you’re managing anxiety, adjusting to college or university, navigating a career change, finding your footing in motherhood, or simply wanting to feel more like yourself again, you don’t have to figure everything out alone.
At Her Spark Counselling, I offer a welcoming space to explore what you’re experiencing, build on your strengths, and develop practical strategies for meaningful change. My brief, solution-focused approach helps us focus on what matters most to you, without rushing your process.
You don’t need to be in crisis or have everything figured out to reach out.
“Sometimes, having space to feel heard and understood can help you reconnect with yourself and see a way forward.”
My Approach
Practical support. Meaningful change. At your pace.
I believe counselling should offer more than a place to talk—although being heard and understood matters deeply. It can also help you gain clarity, notice patterns, recognize your strengths, and find practical ways to move forward.
I offer brief, solution-focused counselling, which means we’ll identify what you’d like support with, focus on goals that matter to you, and regularly review your progress. This doesn’t mean rushing your story or expecting change overnight. It means making thoughtful use of our time together, at a pace that fits your needs.
Understand Your Experience
We’ll explore what’s been weighing on you and how your experiences, relationships, responsibilities, and changing roles may be shaping how you feel. Understanding these patterns can make it easier to identify what you need.
Build on Your Strengths
You are more than the challenge that brought you to counselling. We’ll look at your existing strengths, what has helped you through difficult moments, and what is already working—even in small ways.
Find a Way Forward
Together, we’ll clarify your priorities and explore realistic strategies and manageable steps that fit your everyday life. Small changes can create meaningful momentum.
Inclusive, Accessibility-Informed Care
My background in accessibility counselling has shaped how I work. I recognize that needs, abilities, communication preferences, and barriers differ from person to person. I aim to offer a flexible, respectful, and collaborative counselling experience, and welcome conversations about accommodations that may support your participation in virtual sessions.
Depending on your needs and goals, our work may draw on:
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Motivational Interviewing
Mindfulness and self-compassion
Strengths-based practices